Oral Health COVID-19 Information

Recent COVID News

• FDA has approved a 4th dose of Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccine for those 50 years of age and older. Provided is a link to the article in the St. Louis Post Dispatch.

Information for Parents

• Access to Oral Health in Schools Key to Improving Oral Health Among Young Children
• Coronavirus Disease and Oral Health – Promoting Good Oral Health At Home | Spanish
• Coronavirus Disease and Oral Health – About Visiting the Dental Office | Spanish

Information for Dental Patients

• Dental Reopening Infographic
• A Guide to Dental Visits After COVID 19 Outbreak

Information for School Nurses

• Access to Oral Health in Schools Key to Improving Oral Health Among Young Children
• Consideration for School Sealant Programs During COVID-19 Pandemic
• Infection Prevention & Control Guide (IPCG) for School Sealant Programs During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Updated 2/11/2021 a supplement to the above document titled Consideration for School Sealant Programs During COVID-19 Pandemic.
• School Nurses, The Key to Good Oral Health During COVID-19
• Consideration for School Nurses in Return to School: Dental Screening 8/2020

Dental Settings and COVID-19

• BinaxNOW Rapid Antigen Test Webinar (On-Demand) and Toolkit for Oral Health Care Providers
  Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) and the Office of Dental Health (ODH) invites you to learn about FREE testing resources that are available to oral health providers for testing staff, patients, visitors, vendors and contractors for COVID-19. These tests can be used to test individuals displaying symptoms of COVID and for screening purposes. BinaxNOW antigen COVID-19 tests are easy to administer with results within 15 minutes.
  
  ODH recommends that you watch the BinaxNOW Oral Health Providers Webex (On-Demand) and review the Summary Primer for BinaxNOW Rapid Antigen Test Webinar for Oral Healthcare Workers, which provides all the information you will need regarding the BinaxNOW test including ordering the test kits.
• Standing Order to Administer BinaxNOW Rapid Antigen Test (Oral Healthcare Providers)
• Revisiting the Opioid Epidemic Inside the Pandemic - Webinar
• ADA - Eight New COVID-19 Codes, March 2021
• COVID Prevention Tips from MDA
• COVID-19 Dental Office Breakroom Tips from MDA
• COVID-19 "What If" Scenarios – Updated 9/1/20
• Protocols to Follow if a Staff or Household Member is COVID-19 (ADA)
• OSAP/DentaQuest - Best Practices for Infection Control in Dental Clinics During The COVID-19 Pandemic
• CDC – Interim Infection Prevention and Control Guidance for Dental Settings During the COVID-19 Response
• Frequently Asked Questions Regarding PPEs in the Dental Office
• Guidance for Dentistry Workers and Employers
• FAQs for Dental Offices Reopening
• MO COVID-19 Dental Practice Recovery Document 4/29/2020
• Battelle CCDS Presentation
• CCDS Infographic on Sign Up Process
• HCP – Fact Sheet – Battelle Face Masks
• Instruction for Healthcare Facilities
• PPE Decontamination Agreement
• Decon POC

COVID-19 Guidance

• Aerosols and Infection Risk in the Dental Operatory
• COVID-19 Coding and Billing Interim Guidance - ADA
• How do I ethically continue to see patients during the COVID-19 pandemic? - ADA
• ADA Interim Mask and Face Shield Guidelines
• Guidance on Preparing for Workplaces for COVID-19 – OSHA 3990-03 2020
  Dental professionals are classified as High to Very High Exposure Risk with COVID-19, see page 23 of the OHSA document.